Signature needed: Let Medicare negotiate drug prices

Murshed Zaheed, CREDO Action2018-01-08 14:28:13

[ act.credoaction.com/sign/medicare_rx_sanders ]Stand with Sen. Sanders: Let Medicare negotiate drug prices
Petition to Congress:
"Support the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017, which would
allow the government to negotiate directly with drug companies to lower
prices for Medicare beneficiaries, much like the Veterans Health
AdministrationÂ and Medicaid do today."
Add your name:
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Dear Anne,
[ act.credoaction.com/sign/medicare_rx_sanders ]Stand with Sen.
Sanders: Let Medicare
negotiate drug prices
Donald Trump spent most of 2016 insisting he would attack the
pharmaceutical drug companies behind skyrocketing prices. But ever since
he seized office, he has been unsurprisingly missing in action.^1
Congressional Democrats who actually care about sick people have tried
repeatedly to get Trumpâ€™s attention, and he has ignored them. Instead, the
Trump regime has announced plans â€śhitting everybody except the drug
industry.â€ť^2
Now, Sen. Bernie Sanders and other progressive champions have introduced a
bill that would allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug price
discounts.^3 If they can shame Trump into helping, it would be a win for
struggling Americans â€“ and if not, they will expose Trump as a phony
puppet of Big Pharma. But to do it, they need our help.
[ act.credoaction.com/sign/medicare_rx_sanders ]Stand with Sen. Sanders: Let Medicare negotiate drug prices. Click here
to sign the petition.
Americans still pay the highest prices in the world for pharmaceutical
drugs, and too many still must choose between groceries and medicine.
Trumpcare and the Trump Tax Scam have made it clear that Republicans are
the party of no health care. Democrats need to be the party of better
health care. Defending American patients from Big Pharma price-gouging is
a big part of that, and this legislation from Rep. Elijah Cummings, Sen.
Bernie Sanders and more is a great place to start.^4
One of the simplest â€“ and most popular â€“ ways to start cracking down on
Big Pharma is simply to allow Medicare to negotiate discounts for
pharmaceutical drugs. Congress has barred Medicare from negotiating the
best possible price, leaving the program paying more for drugs than the
Veterans Health Administration or Medicaid even though it accounts for
around one-third of all pharmaceutical sales.^5 Itâ€™s nothing more than a
taxpayer giveaway to well-heeled pharmaceutical companies, and itâ€™s got to
stop.
CREDO members have been a potent force in support of taking on Big Pharma
monopolies and Medicare for All. Now, we have a chance to expose Trump on
one of the clearest and simplest issues in politics today. Every person
who supports this bill helps show that Trump is nothing more than a scam
artist defending wealthy special interests.
[ act.credoaction.com/sign/medicare_rx_sanders ]Stand with Sen. Sanders: Let Medicare negotiate drug prices. Click here
to sign the petition.
Big Pharma is profitable and still produces new drugs. The problem is that
these monopolies have zero incentive to lower profits. New treatments
debut at sky-high prices, while even old generic drugs have seen price
increases. In recent years, prices have gone up 12 percent on average â€“ at
times over 1,000 percent â€“ even though Americans already pay the highest
prices for prescription drugs of anywhere in the world. Meanwhile, the
pharmaceutical industry is spending millions on marketing and lobbyists to
protect its unfair monopolies.
We always knew Trump was a fake populist who only cared about enriching
his friends and glorifying himself. But throughout his campaign, he took
the overwhelmingly popular side. Now that he has seized power, he has
reversed course and taken Big Pharmaâ€™s side on every measure where it
counts. We need to call out his phony populism now.
Stand with Sen. Sanders: Let Medicare negotiate drug prices. Click below
to sign the petition:
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Thank you for speaking out,
Murshed Zaheed, Political Director
[ act.credoaction.com/go/111 ]CREDO Action from Working Assets
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References:
Â 1.Â Rachel Roubein, â€ś[ act.credoaction.com/go/19200 ]Frustrated with Trump, Dems introduce drug pricing
bill,â€ť The Hill, Oct. 25, 2017.
Â 2.Â Carolyn Johnson, â€ś[ act.credoaction.com/go/19201 ]The Trump administration is taking on drug
prices â€” but not drug companies,â€ť The Washington Post, Nov. 24, 2017.
Â 3.Â Office of Sen. Bernie Sanders, â€ś[ act.credoaction.com/go/19202 ]Top Dems Introduce Bill to Allow
HHS to Negotiate Lower Drug Prices for Medicare,â€ť Oct. 25, 2017.
Â 4.Â Ibid.
Â 5.Â Ibid.

Petition to Congress:"Support the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017, which would allow the government to negotiate directly with drug companies to lower prices for Medicare beneficiaries, much like the Veterans Health AdministrationÂ and Medicaid do today."

Add your name:

Dear Anne,

Donald Trump spent most of 2016 insisting he would attack the pharmaceutical drug companies behind skyrocketing prices. But ever since he seized office, he has been unsurprisingly missing in action.1

Congressional Democrats who actually care about sick people have tried repeatedly to get Trumpâ€™s attention, and he has ignored them. Instead, the Trump regime has announced plans â€śhitting everybody except the drug industry.â€ť2

Now, Sen. Bernie Sanders and other progressive champions have introduced a bill that would allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drug price discounts.3 If they can shame Trump into helping, it would be a win for struggling Americans â€“ and if not, they will expose Trump as a phony puppet of Big Pharma. But to do it, they need our help.

Americans still pay the highest prices in the world for pharmaceutical drugs, and too many still must choose between groceries and medicine. Trumpcare and the Trump Tax Scam have made it clear that Republicans are the party of no health care. Democrats need to be the party of better health care. Defending American patients from Big Pharma price-gouging is a big part of that, and this legislation from Rep. Elijah Cummings, Sen. Bernie Sanders and more is a great place to start.4

One of the simplest â€“ and most popular â€“ ways to start cracking down on Big Pharma is simply to allow Medicare to negotiate discounts for pharmaceutical drugs. Congress has barred Medicare from negotiating the best possible price, leaving the program paying more for drugs than the Veterans Health Administration or Medicaid even though it accounts for around one-third of all pharmaceutical sales.5Itâ€™s nothing more than a taxpayer giveaway to well-heeled pharmaceutical companies, and itâ€™s got to stop.

CREDO members have been a potent force in support of taking on Big Pharma monopolies and Medicare for All. Now, we have a chance to expose Trump on one of the clearest and simplest issues in politics today. Every person who supports this bill helps show that Trump is nothing more than a scam artist defending wealthy special interests.

Big Pharma is profitable and still produces new drugs. The problem is that these monopolies have zero incentive to lower profits. New treatments debut at sky-high prices, while even old generic drugs have seen price increases. In recent years, prices have gone up 12 percent on average â€“ at times over 1,000 percent â€“ even though Americans already pay the highest prices for prescription drugs of anywhere in the world. Meanwhile, the pharmaceutical industry is spending millions on marketing and lobbyists to protect its unfair monopolies.

We always knew Trump was a fake populist who only cared about enriching his friends and glorifying himself. But throughout his campaign, he took the overwhelmingly popular side. Now that he has seized power, he has reversed course and taken Big Pharmaâ€™s side on every measure where it counts. We need to call out his phony populism now.